[Leica] I swear to God I thought turkeys could trot!

[philippe.orlent at pandora.be (Philippe Orlent)]

Hi Adam,

I think this is one fabulous photo, and better tha n the uncropped  
version:

http://www.adambridge.com/Photos/2005/11/19/_L3U7732-crp-shrp.jpg

Thanks for showing,
Philippe

Op 20-nov-05, om 20:31 heeft Adam Bridge het volgende geschreven:

> Every year on the Saturday before Thanksgiving there's a vast fun-run
> here in Davis called the Turkey Trot. It runs down B Street, right in
> front of my home's driveway, closes the street and causes minor
> traffic snarls. But it's also quite the event.
>
> This year I thought I'd be playful and attempt to do the kind of
> action shooting I've never tried before.
>
> Here's my favorite of those:
>
> <http://www.adambridge.com/Photos/2005/11/19/_L3U7802-crp-crv- 
> shrp.jpg>
>
> although I like this one also:
>
> <http://www.adambridge.com/Photos/2005/11/19/_L3U7732-crp-shrp.jpg>
>
> and this one just for the way it all came together. It's the first
> time I've really tried doing the slow shutter speed and pan thing.
> Yeah, it's a cliche but it's MY cliche!
>
> <http://www.adambridge.com/Photos/2005/11/19/_L3U7742-crv-shrp.jpg>
>
> The run starts with a 5K for jogger/walkers and those with those
> dual-overhead-cam kid-carts with the disk brakes and high performance
> tires:
>
> <http://www.adambridge.com/Photos/2005/11/19/_L3U7702-crp-crv- 
> shrp.jpg>
>
> The pace is slow and people have conversations while they're  
> covering the route:
>
> <http://www.adambridge.com/Photos/2005/11/19/_L3U7718-crv-shrp.jpg>
>
> Some people have more fun that others although if you've got a
> pony-tail (and I freely admit to having a serious thing about
> pony-tails) you can flick it around:
>
> <http://www.adambridge.com/Photos/2005/11/19/_L3U7801-crp-crv.jpg>
>
> Finally the thundering herd comes through - the bulk of the 5k runners
> although some people just aren't that thrilled with all the traffic:
>
> <http://www.adambridge.com/Photos/2005/11/19/_L3U7735-crp-crv- 
> shrp.jpg>
>
> So that's my attempt at covering the Turkey Trot.
>
> You comments, suggestions for improvement, brick-bats, etc all most  
> welcome.
>
> All with the 1Ds Mk II and a variety of lenses from Canon 24-70L,
> 70-200L IS, and Leica 560 Telyt.
>
> When I thought about this series I had planned on mounting the camera
> down low at street level, but when I work up my knees were having none
> of it. So it's not what I was imagining although the first two images
> were setup with the tripod low and estimating when to shoot. At first
> I wasn't sure I had caught anything!
>
> Thanks for looking.
>
> Adam Bridge
>
> ps: The subject comes from one of the most hilarious bits of
> television ever recorded. The first season of WKRP in Cincinnati
> involved dropping turkeys from a helicopter. You never SEE it - you
> only hear Les Nesmond describe it. I laugh until I have tears in my
> eyes every time. Due to copyright issues these shows will probably
> never make it to DVD in their original form, they had lots of great
> music in the background and the royalty fees are said to be enormous.
>
> But you can hear it online here:
>
> <http://radio.about.com/library/blwkrpturkeydropaudio.htm>
>
>
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